Atalay Yavuz

Atalay Yavuz

Atalay Yavuz

Sıfır Komplex (Zero Complex), 2022. Oil on canvas, 58 X 54 inches (147 x 137 cm).

Sıfır kompleks (Zero complex), 2022. Oil on canvas, 58 X 54 inches (147 x 137 cm).

Sıfır kompleks (Zero complex), 2022.

Oil on canvas,58 X 54 inches (147 x 137 cm).

Sıfır Komplex (Zero Complex), 2022.
Sıfır Komplex (Zero Complex), 2022.
Sıfır Komplex (Zero Complex), 2022.

Sıfır kompleks (Zero complex), 2022.

Sıfır kompleks (Zero complex), 2022.

 After-Hours: People Who Work Here. Installation view, 2024. David Zwirner, New York.
 After-Hours: People Who Work Here. Installation view, 2024. David Zwirner, New York.

After-Hours: People Who Work Here. Installation view, 2024. David Zwirner, New York.

After-Hours: People Who Work Here. Installation view, 2024.

David Zwirner, New York.

Sıfır Komplex (Zero Complex), 2022. (detail)

Sıfır kompleks (Zero complex), 2022. (detail)

Sıfır kompleks (Zero complex), 2022. (detail)

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.
I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.
I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes,

and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).


Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Kapına geldim kendime rağmen

(I came to your door despite myself), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022. (detail)
Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022. (detail)
Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022. (detail)

Kapına geldim kendime rağmen (I came to your door despite myself), 2022. (detail)

Kapına geldim kendime rağmen

(I came to your door despite myself), 2022. (detail)

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022.Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes,

and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022.Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).
Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).
Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. (detail)

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. (detail)

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022. (detail)

Başkasının acısına rağmen (Despite someone else's pain), 2022.

(detail)

Kederle gülüyorduk o esnada (At that moment, we were laughing with sorrow), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).
Kederle gülüyorduk o esnada (At that moment, we were laughing with sorrow), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).
Kederle gülüyorduk o esnada (At that moment, we were laughing with sorrow), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Kederle gülüyorduk o esnada (At that moment, we were laughing with sorrow), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Kederle gülüyorduk o esnada (At that moment, we were laughing with sorrow), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Kederle gülüyorduk o esnada

(At that moment, we were laughing with sorrow), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (112 x 76 cm).

Öfkemi bulmayın (Don’t find my fury), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Öfkemi bulmayın (Don’t find my fury), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Öfkemi bulmayın (Don’t find my fury), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Öfkemi bulmayın (Don’t find my fury), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bu defa sende hal kalmıyor (This time you have no strength left), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).
Bu defa sende hal kalmıyor (This time you have no strength left), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).
Bu defa sende hal kalmıyor (This time you have no strength left), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bu defa sende hal kalmıyor (This time you have no strength left), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bu defa sende hal kalmıyor (This time you have no strength left), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bu defa sende hal kalmıyor

(This time you have no strength left), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bana ne borcun var ne de minnetini isterim (Neither you owe me nor that I want your gratitude), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches  (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bana ne borcun var ne de minnetini isterim (Neither you owe me nor that I want your gratitude), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches

(76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bana ne borcun var ne de minnetini isterim (Neither you owe me nor that I want your gratitude),

2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Bana ne borcun var ne de minnetini isterim

(Neither you owe me nor that I want your gratitude), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Uzandığım yer cilalı (The floor I lie on is polished), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).
Uzandığım yer cilalı (The floor I lie on is polished), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).
Uzandığım yer cilalı (The floor I lie on is polished), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Uzandığım yer cilalı (The floor I lie on is polished), 2022. Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Uzandığım yer cilalı (The floor I lie on is polished), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

Uzandığım yer cilalı (The floor I lie on is polished), 2022.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches (76.2 x 111.76 cm).

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes,

and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (left)  Çoktan beri tuhaf duygularda (In strange feelings since a long time), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (right)
Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (left)  Çoktan beri tuhaf duygularda (In strange feelings since a long time), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (right)
Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (left)  Çoktan beri tuhaf duygularda (In strange feelings since a long time), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (right)

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (left)

Çoktan beri tuhaf duygularda (In strange feelings since a long time), 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (right)

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022.

Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (left)

Çoktan beri tuhaf duygularda (In strange feelings since a long time), 2022.

Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (right)

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan

(The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022.

Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (left)

Çoktan beri tuhaf duygularda

(In strange feelings since a long time), 2022.

Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm). (right)

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. (detail)

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan (The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. (detail)

Dünya yuvarlak aklım unutkan

(The world is round, my mind forgetful), 2022. (detail)

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes,

and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022.

Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

Bir o kadar da endişem, gösteremedim (Just as much my concern, I could not show), 2021.  Acrylic on canvas mounted on wooden panel, 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm).
Bir o kadar da endişem, gösteremedim (Just as much my concern, I could not show), 2021.  Acrylic on canvas mounted on wooden panel, 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm).
Bir o kadar da endişem, gösteremedim (Just as much my concern, I could not show), 2021.  Acrylic on canvas mounted on wooden panel, 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm).

Bir o kadar da endişem, gösteremedim (Just as much my concern, I could not show), 2021.

Acrylic on canvas mounted on wooden panel, 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm).

Bir o kadar da endişem, gösteremedim

(Just as much my concern, I could not show), 2021.

Acrylic on canvas mounted on wooden panel,

12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm).

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count.

Installation view, 2022. Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

I could stay up all night and make mistakes,

and none of them would count. Installation view, 2022.

Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna.

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 47 ¼ x 62 ⅞ inches (120 x 160 cm).
Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 47 ¼ x 62 ⅞ inches (120 x 160 cm).
Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 47 ¼ x 62 ⅞ inches (120 x 160 cm).

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 47 ¼ x 62 ⅞ inches (120 x 160 cm).

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022.

Acrylic on canvas, 47 ¼ x 62 ⅞ inches (120 x 160 cm).

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak

(The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022.

Acrylic on canvas, 47 ¼ x 62 ⅞ inches (120 x 160 cm).

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022. (detail)

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022. (detail)

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak (The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022.

(detail)

Bu kapıdan ilk giren aşık olacak

(The first to walk through this door is going to fall in love), 2022.

(detail)

Belli ki şansım dönecek (Apparently my luck will turn), 2023. Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).
Belli ki şansım dönecek (Apparently my luck will turn), 2023. Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).
Belli ki şansım dönecek (Apparently my luck will turn), 2023. Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Belli ki şansım dönecek (Apparently my luck will turn), 2023. Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Belli ki şansım dönecek (Apparently my luck will turn), 2023.

Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Belli ki şansım dönecek (Apparently my luck will turn), 2023.

Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Not yet titled, 2023. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm).
Not yet titled, 2023. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm).

Not yet titled, 2023. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm).

Not yet titled, 2023. Oil and acrylic on canvas,

48 x 48 inches (122 x 122 cm).

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on canvas.
Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on canvas.
Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on canvas.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on canvas.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on canvas.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on wooden panel.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on wooden panel.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on wooden panel.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on wooden panel.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on wooden panel.

Not yet titled, 2023. Acrylic on wooden panel.

Not yet titled, 2023. Oil on canvas.

Not yet titled, 2023. Oil on canvas.

Not yet titled, 2023. Oil on canvas.

Not yet titled, 2024. Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Not yet titled, 2024. Watercolor on paper, 33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Not yet titled, 2024. Watercolor on paper,

33 x 44 inches (84 x 112 cm).

Not yet titled, 2024. (detail)
Not yet titled, 2024. (detail)
Not yet titled, 2024. (detail)

Not yet titled, 2024. (detail)

Not yet titled, 2024. (detail)

Atalay Yavuz was born in Sakarya, Türkiye in 1988. He completed a BSc in pharmacology at Marmara University in İstanbul and went on to study art at the Universität der Künste, Berlin. Yavuz lives and works in New York.


Solo shows include: I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count., Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna, 2022; “how to make the perfect creme brulee”, Rubin & Chapelle, New York, 2018; Atalay Yavuz, Protocinema, İstanbul, 2014, and SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS, Marquise Dance Hall, İstanbul, 2014. Group shows include After-Hours: People Who Work Here, David Zwirner, New York, 2024; TRUST, Copenhagen Art Festival, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 2015.


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY


2018 | Viaggio, Chris. “Atalay Yavuz Rubin & Chapelle / New York,” flashartonline.com (March 23).

2017 | “The New Normal” at Supa Salon, İstanbul, moussemagazine.it (May 2017).

2015 | Kryger, Mathias. “Guide: 7 internationale kunstnere du ikke vidste, du elskede,” politiken.dk (August 23).

2015 | Trust, Copenhagen Art Festival, Text by Sonia Dermience, Copenhagen (exh. cat.) Alice, Text by Sine Ergün, İstanbul, (exh. cat.).

2014 | Van Yetter, Mark. “A Situation of Suspended Tension,” Sanat Dunyamiz (March-April): 42-46.

2014 | Ünsal, Merve. ”Critics’ Picks,” artforum.com (September).

2014 | Ögel, Lara. ” Near Future: On Nomadic Experiences - Questions to Atalay Yavuz and Mari Spirito,” Near East (September): 86-89.

2014 | Gillis, Çağla. “Bakkalda Vücut Politikaları,” sanatatak.com (September 24).

2014 | Solmaz, Eda. “Atalay Yavuz,” Vatan (September 28):12.

2014 | Şaşmazer, Nilüfer. “Sezgiyle yaklaşılması gereken işler yapmaya çalışıyorum,” İstanbul Art News (September): 30.

2014 | Texeira Da Costa, Maria Teresa. "Interviewing Young Artist Atalay Yavuz,” Young Friends of Turkey (October 29).

2014 | O’Rourke, Nicole. “Young Turkish Artists to Watch,” The Guide İstanbul (September-October): 142-143.

2014 | Altuğ, Evrim. “Atalay Yavuz Özge Bakkaliyesi/Protocinema,” ArtUnlimited (November): 93.

2014 | Özgüven, Fatih. “Sıvılarla ilişkiler…” İstanbul Art News (October):31.

2014 | Jeppesen, Travis. “Atalay Yavuz at Protocinema,” whitehotmagazine.com (November 12).

2013 | Mamut Art Project, İstanbul (exh. cat.).

2013 | Rotary İstanbul Catalogue (cat.).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Attitudes and Reactions of Art Institutions, Museums and Galleries During The Resistance in Turkey,” vasistas-magazine.com (July 19).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Arsiv: Gezi Direnişi ve Sanat Uzerine Yazılar,” vasistas-magazine.com (August 13).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Archive: Articles on 13th İstanbul Biennial,” vasistas-magazine.com (November 10).

2011 | Between Slashes Formless/Normless/Homeless, Text by Selim Turam, CDA Projects, İstanbul (exh. cat.).

Atalay Yavuz was born in Sakarya, Türkiye in 1988. He completed a BSc in pharmacology at Marmara University in İstanbul and went on to study art at the Universität der Künste, Berlin. Yavuz lives and works in New York.


Solo shows include: I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count., Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna, 2022; “how to make the perfect creme brulee”, Rubin & Chapelle, New York, 2018; Atalay Yavuz, Protocinema, İstanbul, 2014, and SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS, Marquise Dance Hall, İstanbul, 2014. Group shows include After-Hours: People Who Work Here, David Zwirner, New York, 2024; TRUST, Copenhagen Art Festival, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 2015.



SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY


2018 | Viaggio, Chris. “Atalay Yavuz Rubin & Chapelle / New York,” flashartonline.com (March 23).

2017 | “The New Normal” at Supa Salon, İstanbul, moussemagazine.it (May 2017).

2015 | Kryger, Mathias. “Guide: 7 internationale kunstnere du ikke vidste, du elskede,” politiken.dk (August 23).

2015 | Trust, Copenhagen Art Festival, Text by Sonia Dermience, Copenhagen (exh. cat.) Alice, Text by Sine Ergün, İstanbul, (exh. cat.).

2014 | Van Yetter, Mark. “A Situation of Suspended Tension,” Sanat Dunyamiz (March-April): 42-46.

2014 | Ünsal, Merve. ”Critics’ Picks,” artforum.com (September).

2014 | Ögel, Lara. ” Near Future: On Nomadic Experiences - Questions to Atalay Yavuz and Mari Spirito,” Near East (September): 86-89.

2014 | Gillis, Çağla. “Bakkalda Vücut Politikaları,” sanatatak.com (September 24).

2014 | Solmaz, Eda. “Atalay Yavuz,” Vatan (September 28):12.

2014 | Şaşmazer, Nilüfer. “Sezgiyle yaklaşılması gereken işler yapmaya çalışıyorum,” İstanbul Art News (September): 30.

2014 | Texeira Da Costa, Maria Teresa. "Interviewing Young Artist Atalay Yavuz,” Young Friends of Turkey (October 29).

2014 | O’Rourke, Nicole. “Young Turkish Artists to Watch,” The Guide İstanbul (September-October): 142-143.

2014 | Altuğ, Evrim. “Atalay Yavuz Özge Bakkaliyesi/Protocinema,” ArtUnlimited (November): 93.

2014 | Özgüven, Fatih. “Sıvılarla ilişkiler…” İstanbul Art News (October):31.

2014 | Jeppesen, Travis. “Atalay Yavuz at Protocinema,” whitehotmagazine.com (November 12).

2013 | Mamut Art Project, İstanbul (exh. cat.).

2013 | Rotary İstanbul Catalogue (cat.).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Attitudes and Reactions of Art Institutions, Museums and Galleries During The Resistance in Turkey,” vasistas-magazine.com (July 19).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Arsiv: Gezi Direnişi ve Sanat Uzerine Yazılar,” vasistas-magazine.com (August 13).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Archive: Articles on 13th İstanbul Biennial,” vasistas-magazine.com (November 10).

2011 | Between Slashes Formless/Normless/Homeless, Text by Selim Turam, CDA Projects, İstanbul (exh. cat.).

Atalay Yavuz was born in Sakarya, Türkiye in 1988. He completed a BSc in pharmacology at Marmara University in İstanbul and went on to study art at the Universität der Künste, Berlin. Yavuz lives and works in New York.


Solo shows include: I could stay up all night and make mistakes, and none of them would count., Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna, 2022; “how to make the perfect creme brulee”, Rubin & Chapelle, New York, 2018; Atalay Yavuz, Protocinema, İstanbul, 2014, and SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS, Marquise Dance Hall, İstanbul, 2014. Group shows include After-Hours: People Who Work Here, David Zwirner, New York, 2024; TRUST, Copenhagen Art Festival, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 2015.



SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY


2018 | Viaggio, Chris. “Atalay Yavuz Rubin & Chapelle / New York,” flashartonline.com (March 23).

2017 | “The New Normal” at Supa Salon, İstanbul, moussemagazine.it (May 2017).

2015 | Kryger, Mathias. “Guide: 7 internationale kunstnere du ikke vidste, du elskede,” politiken.dk (August 23).

2015 | Trust, Copenhagen Art Festival, Text by Sonia Dermience, Copenhagen (exh. cat.) Alice, Text by Sine Ergün, İstanbul, (exh. cat.).

2014 | Van Yetter, Mark. “A Situation of Suspended Tension,” Sanat Dunyamiz (March-April): 42-46.

2014 | Ünsal, Merve. ”Critics’ Picks,” artforum.com (September).

2014 | Ögel, Lara. ” Near Future: On Nomadic Experiences - Questions to Atalay Yavuz and Mari Spirito,” Near East (September): 86-89.

2014 | Gillis, Çağla. “Bakkalda Vücut Politikaları,” sanatatak.com (September 24).

2014 | Solmaz, Eda. “Atalay Yavuz,” Vatan (September 28):12.

2014 | Şaşmazer, Nilüfer. “Sezgiyle yaklaşılması gereken işler yapmaya çalışıyorum,” İstanbul Art News (September): 30.

2014 | Texeira Da Costa, Maria Teresa. "Interviewing Young Artist Atalay Yavuz,” Young Friends of Turkey (October 29).

2014 | O’Rourke, Nicole. “Young Turkish Artists to Watch,” The Guide İstanbul (September-October): 142-143.

2014 | Altuğ, Evrim. “Atalay Yavuz Özge Bakkaliyesi/Protocinema,” ArtUnlimited (November): 93.

2014 | Özgüven, Fatih. “Sıvılarla ilişkiler…” İstanbul Art News (October):31.

2014 | Jeppesen, Travis. “Atalay Yavuz at Protocinema,” whitehotmagazine.com (November 12).

2013 | Mamut Art Project, İstanbul (exh. cat.).

2013 | Rotary İstanbul Catalogue (cat.).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Attitudes and Reactions of Art Institutions, Museums and Galleries During The Resistance in Turkey,” vasistas-magazine.com (July 19).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Arsiv: Gezi Direnişi ve Sanat Uzerine Yazılar,” vasistas-magazine.com (August 13).

2013 | Yavuz, Atalay. “Archive: Articles on 13th İstanbul Biennial,” vasistas-magazine.com (November 10).

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